Table 2.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study cohort (N=636)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, median (interquartile range) | 80 (77 to 84) |
| Female | 331 (52) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 338 (53) |
| Widowed | 180 (28) |
| Divorced | 50 (8) |
| Single | 44 (7) |
| Domestic partnership | 13 (2) |
| Separated | 9 (1) |
| Unknown | 2 (<1) |
| Education level | |
| Advanced degree | 151 (24) |
| College graduate | 148 (23) |
| Some college | 108 (17) |
| High school diploma | 159 (25) |
| Less than high school diploma | 62 (10) |
| Unknown | 8 (1) |
| Living situation | |
| Living with family or partner | 411 (65) |
| Living alone | 201 (32) |
| Living with someone who is not family/a partner | 7 (1) |
| Assisted living facility | 3 (1) |
| Nursing home | 1 (<1) |
| Other | 8 (1) |
| Unknown | 5 (1) |
| Race | |
| White | 514 (81) |
| Black | 38 (6) |
| Asian | 25 (4) |
| Refused to answer | 44 (7) |
| Other | 4 (1) |
| Missing | 11 (2) |
| Surgery type | |
| Ambulatory | 296 (47) |
| Surgery requiring hospitalization | 340 (53) |
| Surgical site | |
| Genitourinary | 162 (25) |
| Head and neck | 85 (13) |
| Colorectal | 78 (12) |
| Gynecological | 60 (9) |
| Hepatopancreatic | 49 (8) |
| Breast | 36 (6) |
| Thoracic | 37 (6) |
| Gastric/mixed | 38 (6) |
| Ophthalmic | 33 (5) |
| Neurosurgery | 21 (3) |
| Orthopedic | 17 (3) |
| Other | 18 (3) |
| Unknown | 2 (<1) |